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The St.Michael and All Angels Anglican Church in Observatory, was abuzz on Wednesday 28 September as is the norm at around 17:00 on a Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The church hall filled up fast as people living on the street came and sat down for their weekly pasta serving provided by Obs Pasta Kitchen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But an unusual sadness hangs in the air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers and clients alike could not contain their emotions as they sang songs, prayed, meditated and ate pasta paying homage to their beloved Kimon \u201cKiki\u201d Bisogno \u2013 the women who started the Obs Pasta Kitchen five years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisogno (38) died on Sunday 25 September following a shark attack at Central Beach in Plettenberg Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was on a family weekend breakaway when the tragedy happened. This was the second shark attack in this region this year, following another one in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKiki has gone away before; she\u2019s been on a six-week holiday. And at this point for me it feels like she is on holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are all sad but this place can lift your spirits,\u201d says Dani Saporetti, co-founder of the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An emotional Saporetti briefed the dozens of volunteers who came to assist on Wednesday and said: \u201cI need all of you to love what we do here as much as Kiki and I have for five years. And that\u2019s creating a space where people feel seen and heard, a sense of normal for people that are often overlooked. A safe space to share a meal and conversation with the hope that if people know that we believe in them they will know that there is more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clients at Obs Pasta Kitchen have a moment as they reflect on the life of co-founder of the kitchen, Kimon Bisogno.<\/div>\n
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She says they will continue Bisogno\u2019s legacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur dream is huge but it all starts with more than just a bowl of pasta, so we will go on. Just keep showing up. Every time we come here we are honouring Kimon.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was Observatory\u2019s Mother Theresa.\u201d This is how Rev Timothy Lowes, Rector at St.Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church, describes Bisogno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe just got on with things, she didn\u2019t draw attention to herself. And what I love about the Obs Pasta Kitchen team is that it\u2019s not really about the pasta, it\u2019s the dignity and humanity that comes into it. That is what Jesus did, He journeyed with people in their hour of need.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowes says the community lost a giant, but he believes her good work will carry on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf what you started is of God it will survive. Kiki is handing over the baton. I do believe what she has implanted in the community and the mindset is deep and I\u2019m sure it will carry on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pieter-Johannes Ebersohn has been a volunteer at the kitchen since its inception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explains that he experienced similar challenges like many of the clients at the kitchen and was invited by Bisogno to join the volunteer team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe brought me here five years ago and I never left since. She always helped where she can. Kimon was friendly, kind and giving. I will miss that about her, it hasn\u2019t sunk in yet that she is no longer here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisogno was involved in various civic organisations and projects within the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was co-owner of Ferdinando\u2019s Pizza, which she ran with her husband Diego. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple also have a daughter together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents, friends and restaurant goers flocked to Ferdinando\u2019s Pizza based in Lower Main Road to deliver flowers and wrote messages on a large collage displayed in the restaurant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodney Ngulubu, employee at Ferdinando\u2019s Pizza, says: \u201cShe was humble person and had a simple approach to everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was a lovely mother and allowed us to have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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